Copyholder



8. F. BLAKEMAN ET AL Feb. 5, 1929.

COPY HOLDER u an , 1) Mia (Rhianna Patented Feb. 5, 1929. c

UNITED. STATE 1,701,354 PATENT'OFIFICE.

BENJAMIN r. BLA EMAN- AND ALVIS w. cRAvnR, or onnnnsnono, NORTH CAROLINA;

7 sun BLAKEMANASSVIGNOR r0 s'AIn CRAVER. 1

COPYHOLDER.

Application filed January 11, 1927. Serial No. 160,467.

This invention relates to a copy holder adapted to be supported on a typewriter desk table, or other flat surface, for the use 0 stenographers, typists, or the like.

The object of the invention is to provide a simple, practical and inexpensive device, which may be conveniently adjusted to hold a note book, or other copy, securely in any desired position with the front cover folded back, together with any leaves which may have been previously copied, and which is also provided. with improved means for engaging and holding the succeeding leaves as they are turned back, after the notes thereon I have been copied or transcribed. Thedevice is also provided with independent means for supporting a bunch of envelopes or cards In convenient p'osition' to be copied. 1 i t I The specific construction of the invention and the advantages resulting therefrom will be more particularly described in connection with the accompanying drawing, whichillustrates the same in its preferred form. I

In the drawing: 1 I Figure 1 is a front elevation of the copy holder in operative position,"

Figure 2 is a central longitudinal section fingers for releasing or inserting the copy thereof. I v

Figure '3 is a rear elevation ofthercopy holder with the basebrokenaway. Figure 4 is a horizontal section thereof.

The device, which constitutes the subject matter of the present invention, comprises an inverted U-shaped member 5, having arms These 6 secured to its lower extremities.

arms extend outwardly with their outer portions turned downwardly, as shown at 7, and

The feet are preferably provided with pads 9 so as not to mar or scratch the surface.

The arms 6 are adjustably connected with the member 7 in any suitable manner. In the.

. present embodiment of the invention, each arm is provided with holes '10,in one of wh1ch the extremity of the member 5 is inserted. This extremity is threaded to receive clamping nuts 11, one of which is disposed on each side of the arm 6. p

The arm 6 and member '5 constitute a base on the-upper part of which a plate 12 is made from a sheet of metal, rectangular in shape, and having a portion 13 bent rearwardlyup'onitself and'formed with a trans verse corrugation or groove 14 for receiving the upper portion-of the member 5.' The rearwardly bentportion 18 is secured to the front portion of the plate above the member 5 by a bolt and nut 15, orother suitable fastening means, and below the groove 14 a bolt 16 extends from the front portion of the plate through the rearwardly folded portion, and is provided with a wing nut 17, which may be turned to adjust the pressure of the plate against the member 5 which supports it. This ad ustment will usually be suchthat the plate will be. frictionally held in an t1on, but may be easily tilted a out the upper part of the member 5 as an axis. 1

A spring clip 18 is secured to the upper part of the plate 12, and is provided with a tongue 19, which extends transversely across the front faceof the plate to secure a note a book 20, or other copy thereto. Ordinarily,

book. The rear car 21 may be integrallyor OlihGlWlSQ secured to the rear lap 13 of the p ate.

below the bolt 16, and is curved rearwardly, as shown at 22, to form an ap roximately cylindrical surfacewhich ,exten s for somewhat more than 180. The edge is turned in, as at23, and rotatablyareceives a spring rod or wire 24 forming a frame with sides 25, approximately of the sameshape as the curved portion of the plate 22. These sides are integrally connected together at '26, and arecurved at 27'to fit over the curved portion 14 of theplate. This wire frame, when sprung into the position shown in full lines in Figure 2, will be under sufficient tension to clamp the backwardly turned cover of thenote book 20 and any used leaves that may be turnedbackwardly with the cover, and as each sue-- ceeding page is copied, it is turned backwardly about the frame by a rhythmic motion of the back of thehand, and is pressed against the concave surface of the curved portion 22,

whereby it is retained.

The lower-front end ofthe plate 12 is turned rearwardly, as at 28, to form a beardesired posi he lowerend-of the rear lap 13 extends 7 ing for the rod or wire 29, which has curved ends 30. The back-turned portion 28 engages the wire 29 with sufficient friction to old it in any position to which it is adjusted.

The wire 29 may, therefore, be turned so that the curved extremities 80 will engage over the From the foregoing description, it will be seen that wehave provided a copy holder which rests upon the surface of the desk or table, and may be moved to any position convenient for the copyist. The plate 12 and its attachments may be used for supporting a note book, a plurality of loose sheets, a bunch of envelopes, or cards, or, in fact, anything which is to be copied or transcribed. The holder is capable of universal adjustment, and its various attachments are adapted to hold the same securely.

While We haveshown and described in detail the preferred form of the invention, it is obvious that various modifications may be made in the various details thereof without any material departure from the salient features thereof as defined in the claims.

What is claimed is:

1. In a copy holder, a supporting bassincluding a bar having a round horizontal portion, a plate supported for rotative adjustment about said horizontal portion as an axis, said plate being folded to form a front portion and a contiguous rear portion, said rear portion being formed with a transverse groove to receive the round horizontal portion of said bar, means connected with the front and rear portions of the plate to adjust the pressure on the bar so as to hold the plate in any position to which it is adjusted, and means for clamping the copy to said plate.

2. In a copy holder, a supporting'base including a bar having a round horizontal portion, a plate adjustable about said bar as an axis, means for clamping a note book to the front face of said plate, said plate having a back with a rearwardly curved portion, a spring frame hinged to the back and movable into interfitting relation to the back to secure the leaves of a note book, which is clamped to the front face of the plate, when said leaves are turned backwardly about the upper end of the plate.

3. In a copy holder, a supporting base including a bar having a round horizontal por tion, a plate adjustable about said bar as an axis, means for clamping a note book to the front face of the plate, said plate having a back with a rearwardly curved portion, a spring framehinged to the back and adapted to be swung into a position contiguous to the concave surface of said curved portion, said spring frame being curved to correspond to the surface of the back, and means cooperating with the tension of the spring frame to latch the latter in such contiguous position so as to secure leaves of a note book, which is clamped to the frontface of the plate, when said leaves are turned backwardly about the upper end of the plate. 1

4. In a copy holder, a supporting base including a bar having a round horizontal portion, a plate adjustable about said bar as an axis, said plate being folded to form a front portion and a contiguous rear portion,said rear portion being formed with a transverse corrugation to receive the round horizontal portion of said bar, means for securing the plate in any position to which it is adjusted, means for clamping a notebook to the front face of the plate, said plate having a back with its lower portion curved rearwardly, a spring frame hinged to the lowerv edge of the back and adapted to be swung into a position contiguous to the concave surface of the-back,

said spring frame beingcurved to fit into the concavity of the back and also havlng a curved portion to .fit around the convex side of said. corrugation, thus constitutin a spring latch to hold the frame against the ack soas to secure leaves of a note book, which is,

clamped to the front face oft-he plate, when said leaves are turned'backwardly about the 1 upper end of the plate.

5. In a copy holder, a plate, means for clamping a note book to the front face thereof, said plate having a back with its lower portion curved rearwardly, a spring frame hinged to the back and movable into interfitting relation to the'curved part of the back to secure leaves of a note book, which is clamped to the front face of the plate, when said leaves are turned backwardly about the.

upper end of the plate.

6. In a copy holder, a plate, means for clamping a note book to the front face there= of, said plate having a back with its lower;

portion curved rearwardly, a spring. frame hinged to the back and adapted to be swung lnto a position contiguous to the concave surface of the back, said spring frame being curved to correspond to the surface of the back, and means cooperating with the tension of the spring frame to latch the latter in such contiguous position so as to secure leaves of a note book, which is clamped tothe front face of the plate, when said leaves are turned backwardly about the upper end of th plate. j 7 In a copy holder, a plate having a rearwardly curved back portion, means for clamping a note book to the front face of the plate,

a curved frame pivoted to the back and 00- operating with the curved back of the plate to engage and hold such leaves of the note book as are turned backwardly and about the upper end of the plate, and independent means adjustably mounted on the lower part.

frame, a plate mounted foradjustment about the intermediate portion of said frame as an axis, means for clamping a copy to the plate,

outwardly extending supporting arms secured to the lower extremities of said frame,

each arm being longitudinally and-rotatably adjustable with respect to said frame, the 10 outer portions of said arms being turned downwardly and having feet adapted to rest on a flat surface.

Intestimony that we claim the foregoing as our own, we have hereto affixed our sig- 15 natures.

BENJAMIN F; BLAKEMAN. ALVIS W. CRAVER. 

